radiation_syndrome

Words with a similar base: radiation_syndrome

'radiation_syndrome'

[radiation_sickness.n.01] as in: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g.,

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exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours

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Examples:
he was suffering from radiation